The second lot of new names for the festival have been announced and these include New names announced today include indie starlets Misty Miller and Black Honey who made3 quite the impression at Reading and Leeds Festivals last summer.

Also on the bill, London rock band Little Mammoths featuring ex-Noah & the Whale member Matt Owens, electronic drumming duo AK/DK, and Bristol punk rock act The St. Pierre Snake Invasion.

The cream of local Reading talent includes Ben Marwood, a reformed The Sandcreek Massacre and Lovestarrs.

Proceeds from the festival support Reading Mencap, a small local charity that provides information, support and respite services for children and adults with learning difficulties, disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders, along with their families.

They are affiliated to the UK’s leading learning disability charity, Royal Mencap, but receive no financial support from them.

The festival also focuses on supporting the local music scene from the grass roots level, with it being festival policy to ensure at least 70 per cent of the artist bookings are from Reading and the Berkshire area.